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Northern California Folk-Rock Festival

Santa Clara County Fair Grounds, California
May 23-25, 1969
Promoter Bob Blodgett sold the festival with some of these top-billed acts—they were never even offered a contract! Eventually, the event was a success, with Jimi Hendrix flying in for the Sunday show. Led Zeppelin, it turns out, was booked at The Kinetic Playground in Chicago.
Same weekend, cross town, the FREE Aquarian Family Festival took place at the San Jose State Practice Field. Read about it. That show included: Ace of Cups, Flaming Groovies, Frumious Bandersnatch, Joy of Cooking, Mad River, and Sons of Chaplin. Special Guests were: The Doobie Brothers, The Steve Miller Blues Band, Jefferson Airplane, and Jimi Hendrix Experience (who couldn't play as they got there too late).

Friday, May 23
local bands
Aum
Linn County
Buffy St Marie
The Youngbloods
The Steve Miller Band
The Chambers Brothers

Saturday, May 24
Canned Heat
Elvin Bishop
Doc Watson & The New Lost City Ramblers
(night)
Spirit
Blues Magoos
Santana
Chuck Berry
Pulse
Jefferson Airplane (plug pulled at 1:45A)

Sunday. May 25
Cat Mother & The All Night Newsboys
Noel Redding (and Fat Mattress)
Lee Micheals
Poco
The Blues Image
The Loading Zone
Jimi Hendrix Experience


Links!

Some photos from the show @ ConciergePhoto
Story about both @ metroactive

 

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